Fayette County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Fayette County, Illinois. Population: 21.5K.

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Median Home Price

$152.4K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income

$57.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$42.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,740

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.14%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$771

Property Tax$145

Insurance$63.50

Total Monthly$979

Historical Home Prices

2015

$118.2K

2016

$111.5K

-5.6%%

2017

$113.7K

+1.9%%

2018

$105.3K

-7.4%%

2019

$113.0K

+7.4%%

2020

$125.8K

+11.3%%

2021

$133.7K

+6.3%%

2022

$143.1K

+7.0%%

2023

$150.3K

+5.0%%

2024

$150.1K

-0.1%%

2025

$141.9K

-5.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.5%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

88.6%

Black

3.8%

Hispanic

2.9%

Asian

0.1%

Two or More Races

3.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

200

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

43.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 49/100

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